Re: MP3 Files Fill CD-R Even Tho' They Are Alot Smaller In size.

mike_ormonde wrote, on 10/08/07 22:44:
> I hope I have not missed an answer to this problem.
> 
> I am using Suse 10.2 and I have found that if I wish to burn an .mp3 file to
> CD-R, despite it being only 80MB, k3b indicates that the file is too large
> and will not fit on the 700MB CD-R, almost as if it is still the .wav file
> from which it was converted. The .mp3 file has been converted from .wav at
> 96bps using k3b.
> 
> This problem does not occur with Nero on Win XP.
> 
> Can any one suggested what I am missing in the setup of k3b. I have been
> through all the preferences and as yet I have not yet found this reported as
> a problem by other users.
> 
> 


If you want to make an ISO 9660 format CD containing .mp3 files, you 
need to chose to make a *data* CD. If you chose to make an audio CD, k3b 
decodes the audio format files to .wav and creates a Compact Disc 
Digital Audio format CD.

Arthur.


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